Maywood Newswire

A former Cook County sheriff's deputy is going to federal prison after causing an inmate to fall and suffer serious injuries. The U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday that 39-year-old Rafael Munoz was sentenced to one year in prison for violating the inmate's civil rights.
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HARVARD – On Sunday, Harvard High School's south gym is expected to be filled with people wearing purple to honor a woman who went through a triple-organ transplant. The visitation and funeral for Andi Lynn Swenson, the 23-year-old woman who the community rallied around, is scheduled to take place at the high school.
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HARVARD – Two months ago, Andi Swenson's lungs had deteriorated to the point that they looked like there were beaten by a stick, her father Eric Swenson said. She was in Loyola Medical Center in Maywood because her lungs had 10 percent capacity, leaving her ill.
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Illinois Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Westchester, at podium, speaks to reporters during a news conference Wednesday on minimum wage increase legislation at the state Capitol in Springfield. Illinois lawmakers convene for their fall session, with a Republican governor-elect waiting in the wings but already making his influence felt.
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